Ralph Thomlinson (February 12, 1925 – February 8, 2007) was an American sociologist and

demographer Demography () is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings. Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as edu ...

. Thomlinson served in the

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during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

. Subsequently, he earned his B.A. from Oberlin College in 1948, his M.A. from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

in 1949, and his Ph.D. from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manha ...

in 1960. He was a faculty member at

California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) is a public university in Los Angeles, California. It is part of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system. Cal State LA offers 142 bachelor's degrees, 122 master's degrees, ...

from 1959 until his retirement in 1988, serving as department chair from 1967 to 1969.

Bibliography

* ''Population dynamics; causes and consequences of world demographic change'' (1965) * ''Sociological concepts and research; acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of social information'' (1965) * ''Demographic problems; controversy over population control'' (1967) * ''Urban structure; the social and spatial character of cities'' (1969) * ''Thailand's population; facts, trends, problems, and policies'' (1971)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomlinson, Ralph 1925 births 2007 deaths California State University, Los Angeles faculty American sociologists American demographers Oberlin College alumni Yale University alumni Columbia University alumni